Senior Developer

Description

(This is a contract job working for CACI at the Library of Congress)

The Software Developer will serve as a member of the repository development team at the Library of Congress. The candidate will be responsible for participating in the definition, design, and development of the software, tools and technologies that satisfy functional requirements, within the scope, schedule, and priorities as assigned by the project manager and/or technical lead. The candidate must be familiar with the entire lifecycle of software development, and have experience creating, maintaining and applications for production environments. The candidate must be familiar with debugging software issues in the production environment.

Candidate must:

• Be adaptable to working both independently and in a team environment.
• Be a motivated and creative problem solver.
• Exhibit excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Exhibit the ability to adapt to changing priorities, meet deadlines, and work well under pressure.

Required Qualifications and Skills:

• Experience developing in a modern programming language (such as Java or Python)
• Experience developing and deploying applications using contemporary web frameworks (such as Spring or Django)
• Experience developing and deploying applications on multiple platforms (Solaris, GNU/Linux)
• Experience with test-driven design (TDD), and code reviews
• Experience with addressing deployment issues regarding scale, performance, and administration throughout the development lifecycle
• Experience using version control (such as Git) and ticket tracking tools (such as Trac and/or JIRA)

Typically requires Bachelor's degree (technical field preferred) and five to seven years of related experience.